Her Stepbrothers Are Werewolves (2 page)

They pulled up to the steakhouse a few minutes later and Duke got out of the limo, shutting the door behind him. He took a deep breath, the scent of the ocean floated to him, easing the tension in his shoulders for a second. Not moving an inch, Duke scanned his surroundings as he always did. His brother moved to his side after grabbing their suitcases.

Searching the parking lot for his father, the wolf inside him lifted its head as if scenting something in the air. The ocean scent was gone and replaced by something that had his heart pounding, made him edgy, his cock seemed to take a life on its own. He swore every instinct in him was demanding he hunt for this new fascinating scent. He adjusted his pants and turned searching further, looking for that person until he found her.

She had dark thick red hair, which cascaded down to her waist. The woman was curvy in all the right places, but was also nervous, checking out the scene around her as she shut her car door, locking it. But when she turned to look towards the doors, their gazes met and Duke knew he’d found his mate.

“Duke are you, is she?” his brother asked next to him, as the limo pulled away and the woman broke their connection. She looked at the car that pulled up next to hers, his father’s. “Shit, Lucy.”

He glanced at his brother. “Let me guess, she’s yours too?” he asked his brother, who nodded.

“I say we go hunting after dinner,” Nolan growled, his eyes changing to that of the wolf. His father’s head snapped up as he rose out of the car and glared at Nolan.

“Pull back dickhead, you want to scare them?” Duke growled, nudging him with his elbow. “But we’ll find him, don’t worry,” he told his brother. Duke moved towards his father’s car with a smile on his face as he took in every aspect of his Lucy.

Chapter Two

Lucy’s stomach was in knots, her palms were sweating, and she couldn’t even look fully into her stepbrother’s face. She didn’t know what the hell was going on, but it couldn’t be good. What she needed was a stiff drink. Wouldn’t that look lovely? The new stepdaughter a lush. Thank God she knew the bartender.

“If you’ll excuse me, I want to go say hi to Scotty. I’ll be right back.” Lucy got up and left the table. She didn’t care if they stared at her as she moved away from the table. Duke and Nolan both were first-class hunks and so out of her realm of dating, that she was even considering it almost made her sick to her stomach, almost. To think they were family now only made it more depressing.

She sat on a stool and smiled at Scotty who put a shot of her favorite whiskey in front of her. “How did you know?” Lucy muttered, and downed the shot in front of her.

“Any woman with those two Greek gods at her table would be in shambles. Who are they?” Scotty asked. “I love the tattoo on the one who was sitting on your right.”

“Those are my new stepbrothers and they are just as deadly up close,” Lucy grumbled, pushing the shot glass toward Scotty, as she still felt it burn in her throat and stomach. “The one with the tattoo is the oldest, Duke, and believe me the muscles in his chest and arms when he moves…”

Scotty leaned across the bar and stared at her. “Crap, you’re interested in them.” Scotty leaned on her arm.

“Well,” Scotty drummed her fingers on the bar. Lucy swore she could see the wheels moving in the bartender’s head. “They are only stepfamily through marriage, they aren’t blood. That is good, but two of them. I know the both of them haven’t taken their eyes off of you since you moved up here.” Scotty looked around her. “Yep, still staring at you.”

“They probably feel sorry for me since mom said their father heard about what happened to me, the damaged one.” Lucy grumbled, which earned a tap on the side of her head.

“Stop it right now!” Scotty glared at her and stood up straight. “You can adopt, or if the man is truly interested, your eggs could be placed in someone else. So don’t go feeling sorry for yourself or I’ll knock you off that damn barstool,” She snarled and took a step back. “Well, damn here they come and they’re not happy.”

“What?” Lucy turned in her seat and looked up into Duke’s dark hazel eyes. Her mouth went dry and her palms went sweaty again.

“Everything okay?” he asked, staring down at her, then up at Scotty.

Getting up the courage, Lucy took a deep breath. “I’m fine, thank you. This is one of my best friends, Scotty,” she smiled. “She kind of tells me like it is, gives me a reality check when I need one. Scotty, I’d like you to meet Duke and Nolan Masters, my new stepbrothers.”

“Hello, it’s nice to meet you, but next time, could you not hit Lucy, please. Lucy, you forgot to tell us how you wanted your steak?” Duke said, reaching up, touching the spot her friend had smacked.

She pulled back, away from his touch, which was creating havoc with her body. “Scotty didn’t mean any harm when she slapped me. Hell, I’ve knocked her a few times too. Don’t tell me you haven’t knocked Nolan around once in a while?” she asked, her words coming out in a rush.

A small smile formed on his face. “That is so. I apologize if I offended. Just didn’t want to see you hurt.” He dropped his hand back to his side where Lucy couldn’t help but notice the side of his cock.

“I’m fine thank you and my steak, medium well, please,” she said, her voice squeaked as Lucy’s eyes jumped to Duke’s. He had an all-telling smile on his face knowing she had been staring at his meat,. She went to turn around, but Duke reached out holding on to the chair. Her face heated and she knew there was a nice blush going on.

“Isn’t this dinner for us all to get to know each other?” he asked.

She glanced over at Scotty who was grinning like a fool. “Remember what I said,” her friend told her and handed her a beer.

“Yeah, I’ll call you tonight, maybe we’ll hit the beach tomorrow afternoon since I’m off?” Lucy asked and Scotty nodded.

“Sounds good to me. It’s been a while since we did the beach. You brining your new family with you?” she asked and Lucy wanted to reach over to smack her.

“I’m sure they would find it boring?” She looked up at Duke and then Nolan.

“I was looking forward to spending some time on the beach, so we would love to go with you and your friend,” Duke told her and held out his hand. “Ready?”

“Talk to you tonight,” she mumbled through her smile. Lucy placed her hand in his and instantly jerked it back. She swore she felt an electric shock run through her fingers. “What was that?”

“We have lots to discuss Lucy, come.” He took her hand and held on to it as he escorted her back to the table. Nolan’s hand was now resting on the middle of her back, which only increased the heat running to her pussy.

Nolan pulled out her chair and she smiled, nodding to him. As she sat down, her mother frowned at her. “What’s wrong baby?” she asked.

“Nothing mom, I’m fine. Scotty said to say hello. We’re going to hit the beach tomorrow. Duke and Nolan wanted to come, so I guess it will be the four of us. So, what kind of time frame are you planning for the move?” Lucy asked Kirk.

“Well, if I’m correct, my sons can’t be away from the pack too long so I was hoping we could pack you two up in the next week.” Kirk said and waved the waitress over.

“A week? That is awful fast. I would like to give a two-week notice at work, if I do agree to this. I’d like to use the management for a reference when looking for a new job. Plus, I have a few things I need to take care of.” She smiled up at the waitress who came to her. “I’ll have my steak medium to well-done, Sorry you had to wait, and could you bring a cup of coffee to me after dinner please?”

As soon as the waitress left, her stepfather turned to his sons. “What’s wrong?”

Nolan blew out his breath and looked at Duke, who nodded. “It seems we have found our mate.” Nolan stated.

Kirk’s gaze jumped to Lucy and then back at them, and they both nodded.

“Wait a minute!” Lucy looked to her mom who had a damn smile on her face. “There has to be some kind of mistake. What is a mate?” she asked, almost afraid to know the answer.

Kirk held up his arm and showed her a tattoo-like thing. “This appeared when I met your mother and there are other signs.” Kirk nodded to his sons, who both lifted up their arms showing her some kind of tattoo design.

“You know this is going to cause trouble in the pack right?” Kirk leaned back in his chair as his son had.

“We’ll figure it out,” Duke said.

“You’ll figure it out! I’m out of here.” Lucy jumped up, glad she had brought her own car. “If you’ll excuse me, I have something to do.” Lucy glared at her mother and tried to leave before she could say something she’d regret later.

Duke latched onto her arm as she stood. “Please stay,” he asked.

“No, you have stuff to work out with your father and right now, I want nothing to do with any of you.” Lucy yanked her arm out his hold, grabbing her purse. “Mom, I’ll see you back at the house. Make sure they stay at the hotel,” Lucy snapped and walked as fast as she could out of the diner, not caring that her stomach was rumbling.

As soon as she reached her car and unlocked the door, Duke’s hand was on her door preventing her from opening it. “Please, I’ve had enough for one night.” Lucy pleaded, not even facing him.

“We aren’t leaving, Lucy. You were meant to be ours and somehow we will get through this and come out stronger,” Nolan said behind her.

“Go back and enjoy your dinner, Nolan. I don’t want to hear another thing tonight,” she said and got brave enough to look over her shoulder. “As your father said, I would be just a problem, to any man.” Lucy yanked open the door and slid in the car, starting it.

She needed the beach and the calming noise of the waves. Lucy pulled out of the parking lot seeing the brothers watch her as she did. The determined look on each of their faces made her cringe. They weren’t going to give up.

Lucy’s phone rang as soon as she pulled onto the highway. She pushed on her Bluetooth and answered. “Hello.”

“I’ll meet you at our spot in 30 minutes with some sandwiches and a 12-pack. You can explain why the hell you ran out of the restaurant like the devil was after you and not those two hunks,” Scotty told her.

“I’m not really in the mood, Scotty,” she said, pulling off at her exit.

“To bad, see you in a few.” Her friend hung up without giving her a chance.

Lucy followed the private road to their special spot. She smiled, thinking of her friend, Randy, whose parents owned this part of the beach and allowed them to come here any time they wanted.

Lucy parked the car and got out, taking off her shoes and throwing them back into the car. She took a deep breath, smelling the salt air as she grabbed the blanket in her backseat, there just for this kind of occasion. The air was warm, and the humidity wasn’t bad. The wind blew gently against her bare legs, her dress blowing in the wind as her toes sank down into the warm sand.

“Heaven,” she sighed, knowing this would be the one thing she would miss the most if she left her hometown. Lucy moved down the beach and spread the blanket out, watching the tide roll in.

“I thought I saw you come down here,” Randy handed her a beer and sat down next to her a few minutes after she had arrived. “So what’s up? You only come here at night when you are upset.”

“What? That’s not true I’ve come down here before,” she frowned and shook her head. “Maybe. Let me guess. Scotty called you too.” Lucy asked, taking a drink of the beer.

“You know it. We stick together, now spill it,” she said, nudging her with her shoulder.

“Why don’t we wait till Scotty gets here, because I sure don’t want to repeat it. It’s kind of weird. Let’s just say my mom wants me to move to upper Michigan with her and her new husband.” Lucy snorted, hearing Randy’s gasp.

“When the hell did your mom get married? Who married her? Damn girl, you have some explaining to do. You really considering moving from here?” she asked.

“What do I have going here? I have a job that sucks and maybe getting away will help get me out of this funk, but then there is the problem of the stepbrothers from
G
Q.” Lucy took a drink and couldn’t help but smile when Randy turned fully towards her as Scotty walked up, kicking off her shoes.

“Okay spit it out, we’re here,” Scotty said, sitting on the blanket with them and handing her a bag of food.

“So, I don’t know if I should be telling you this. You have to promise not to say anything to anyone.” Both of her friends rolled their eyes.

“Get on with it already,” Scotty said.

“Mom’s new husband is a wolf shifter. He comes from upper Michigan and he wants me to move up there with them. But that isn’t the best part. It seems wolves are destined to be mated to someone. Well guess who says they are mated to me tonight? Kind of a coincidence, isn’t it? Then my so-called stepfather said there would be problems with me being their mate with their so-called pack.” Lucy sighed. “Now, you know what a mess my life is.”

“Wolves, mates, as in two of them? You’re mated to two men who could be in a
GQ
magazine and you’re complaining?” Randy stared at her like she had grown another head, while Scotty frowned.

“What did your stepdad mean by problem? You would be a problem, why?” Scotty asked.

“The only reason I can think of is the fact I can’t have kids. Mom told him earlier what happened and it’s obvious his sons know. Yes, two of them, I think it’s a little too convenient if you ask me. I mean, they came down here to help us pack and now I’m supposed to be their mate, please.”

For the next hour she ate and consumed two six packs of beer with her best friends, who had her laughing and crying. “Well shit, I guess I should be getting home, maybe mom is asleep and I don’t have to listen to any of their crap tonight,” Lucy stood and stretched, almost falling on her ass.

“Honey, you’re not going anywhere. Let’s go, you two can camp out here with me and head home in the morning.” Randy said, grabbing the blanket and the container of their empties. “That way you won’t have to worry about…Wow,” Randy said, staring behind her.

“What?” she turned to see Duke and Nolan approaching her. “Well, hell. How in the world did they find… Mom,” she growled.